New chair of behavioral, social sciences hopes to expand nutrition education, examine student health
By Alex Bruce | February 24Jennifer Sacheck comes to Brown with decades of research experience in nutrition science.
Jennifer Sacheck comes to Brown with decades of research experience in nutrition science.
A new report by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is hoping to create an inventory of large buildings and their energy sources to assess how the Ocean State can lower emissions.
Four Muslim-identifying inmates are suing the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, alleging that officials at RIDOC’s High Security Center in Cranston have restricted the group’s ability to practice their religion.
Reverend William J. Barber II emphasized the importance of mobilizing and standing up to injustices in the face of political polarization and inequality at the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture.
Brown undergraduates earned $1.6 million in work-study aid last year.
R.I. immigrants express concerns about deportations and family separation due to new federal policies.
Protestors called for taxes on the rich.
The festival featured a compilation of 16 filmmakers’ videos of the state’s flora and fauna.
The R.I. General Assembly is considering a bill that would allow the Providence City Council to implement higher property tax exemptions than currently permitted
Thirty high school students in the Providence Public School District just completed the inaugural semester of the Brown Collegiate Scholars Program: a four-year program that prepares PPSD students to apply to selective colleges.
On Thursday night, three faculty members from various disciplines spoke at a “Dialogue Across Disciplines” panel moderated by President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 to discuss strategies for encouraging dialogue and ideological diversity on campus.
The Herald reviewed a report on Rhode Island employment. Here are the major takeaways.
Sandra Smith is the interim dean of the School of Professional Studies, following the departure of Shankar Prasad PhD’06 last month.
ICE detained one undocumented resident in Newport. City officials were not notified in advance.
The VICTIM Act seeks to alleviate strains caused by federal funding cuts, organizers say.
Community members expressed concerns at the prospect of federal funding being removed from the PPSD.
On Wednesday night, the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy hosted Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Bret Stephens as he unpacked the shifting political landscape during the first month of the second Trump administration.
Experts are waiting to see how the Trump administration changes higher education in the long term.
Many students chose to take courses at RISD, while others opted to study abroad.
The Department of Education released a letter last Friday threatening to cut federal funding to Brown and other universities who do not eliminate “illegal” race-conscious programs — including diversity, equity and inclusion — in the next two weeks.